Howick climate — normals and trends
Howick (South Africa) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,070 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Howick averages 1 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Howick has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 7 January 1993) and the coldest -3.8 °C (on 29 June 1994).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HowickKwaZulu-Natal
- coords
- -29.48°, 30.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,070mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.2 °C
7 January 1993
Coldest day
-3.8 °C
29 June 1994
Wettest day
131 mm
28 September 1987
Windiest day
38.3 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
27 June 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
7 January 2005
Coldest feels-like
-8.3 °C
29 June 1994
Snowiest day
8.1 cm
27 June 2007
Sunniest day
13.9 h
25 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 174 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 24.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 109 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 133 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 156 mm | +80 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 105 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 107 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 149 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 24.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 204 mm | +47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Howick?
Howick has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,070 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Howick?
The hottest day measured in Howick between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1993, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Howick?
The coldest day measured in Howick between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1994, at -3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Howick?
Almost never: Howick sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Howick warmed?
Yes: Howick warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Howick?
The wettest day measured in Howick between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1987, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Howick?
The windiest day measured in Howick between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 38.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Howick?
The warmest month in Howick is January (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Howick?
Howick receives on average 1,070 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Howick?
Howick gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Howick?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Howick between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2007, with 8.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Howick?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Howick.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Howick?
In Howick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 7 January 2005, and the lowest was -8.3 °C on 29 June 1994.
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